Ep. 254: How Sleep Affects Your Fertility and How to Fix It — Natural Fertility with Dr. Jane

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It takes about 5–7 minutes to complete. If we can help, we’ll invite you to a free Fertility Clarity Call with one of my team members. On that call, we’ll go through your story, see what’s been missed, and walk you through our simple 3‑step Clarify → Correct → Conceive process that’s helped over 70% of our clients finally bring home a healthy baby.

Episode Summary

If you’re struggling to conceive, if you’re being proactive about your fertility and feeling overwhelmed by everything you read online, or if you think you’re doing all the right things and still feel unsure what’s missing, this episode is for you. This is the first episode in my foundations series, and I focus on sleep, the base that everything else in your health is built on. I answer how many hours you need, why you should aim to be in bed for 9 to 10 hours, and why timing matters. I share what I look for on a sleep tracker, including deep sleep, REM and heart rate, plus the habits I teach couples around eating, workouts, caffeine, screens and winding down. You’ll leave this episode knowing how sleep affects your fertility and what you can start changing tonight.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Aim for 8 to 9 hours of sleep, and be in bed 9 to 10 hours to get them.
Timing counts, so aim to be in bed by 10:30 and asleep by 11.
Sleeping 10 hours but needing a nap can mean your sleep isn’t efficient.
Stop eating 3 hours before bed, finish workouts 3 to 5 hours before, and cut caffeine 8 to 12 hours before.
Aim for 1 to 2 hours without screens before bed, and try candlelight for the last hour.
You can’t out-supplement bad sleep, because your body needs time to heal.

About Dr. Jane’s Practice

I’m a Naturopathic Doctor and Natural Fertility Expert. My team and I work 1:1 with couples who’ve been struggling with infertility for 1+ years to get to the root cause of their fertility issues so they can conceive and bring a healthy baby home, using advanced lab testing and personalized protocols.

Our mission is to make science-backed, natural fertility care the standard so more couples can build healthy, thriving families.

If you want this level of support on your own case, apply here: https://drjanelevesque.com/application/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=podcast_audio_captivate